Longitudinal Evaluation Study of Vaginal Stenosis With and Without Pelvic Radiation Therapy
| Status: | Recruiting |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Cancer |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Oncology |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 18 - Any |
| Updated: | 1/5/2017 |
| Start Date: | August 2011 |
| End Date: | December 2017 |
| Contact: | Christine Fisher, MD |
| Email: | Christine.Fisher@ucdenver.edu |
| Phone: | 720-848-0696 |
Prospective Longitudinal Evaluation of Vaginal Stenosis and Sexual Function in Women With Pelvic Malignancies Treated With and Without Pelvic Radiation Therapy
This study evaluates the effects of treatment with a vaginal dilator to reduce vaginal
stenosis in women receiving pelvic radiation therapy for pelvic malignancies.
stenosis in women receiving pelvic radiation therapy for pelvic malignancies.
Vaginal stenosis can occur as a result of treatment for pelvic malignancies. Women receiving
pelvic radiation therapy using a vaginal dilator 5-7 times per week will have less vaginal
stenosis than women using a vaginal dilator fewer times or not at all.
pelvic radiation therapy using a vaginal dilator 5-7 times per week will have less vaginal
stenosis than women using a vaginal dilator fewer times or not at all.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Pre and post menopausal women undergoing definitive (not palliative) treatments for a
pelvic malignancy, including rectal, endometrial, cervical, or anal canal carcinoma.
- Treatments include radiation therapy, chemotherapy, surgery, or a combination of
therapies.
- May have early-stage or locally advanced (node positive) disease.
- Male partners of the female subjects are also consented for this study.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Subject may not have evidence of metastatic disease.
- Prior pelvic radiation therapy
- Prior hysterectomy (not for current diagnosis)
- Diagnosis of prior malignancy, except non-melanoma skin cancer.
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12605 East 16th Avenue
Aurora, Colorado 80045
Aurora, Colorado 80045
720-848-0000
Phone: 720-848-0661
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